Right now, I am spending a lot of time at WGCI, a radio station, and I have iHeart Radio. Q: How do you spend your time when you’re not managing the tattoo studio?Ī: I am so busy. I guess Ryan called them back, because next thing I know my phone is ringing and it’s VH1, and they’re saying that they wanted to do a pilot for a “Black Ink Crew Chicago,” so we did it and now we’re entering our third season. They really wanted us to do interviews with them and see what we can offer them personality wise. We had a “we would never do a reality show” type of attitude. It was really late at night and Ryan, the owner of the tattoo shop, said that some networks had been calling him to do a reality show and we all just started cracking up laughing. Q: How did you become a part of Black Ink Crew: Chicago?Ī: It was really random.

So anything that the guys need, they call me and I get it for them. So whatever the guys need, even if it is sweeping the floor, cleaning the bathroom, going to get them the right needles for their tattoos, gloves and anything else that they might need for their tattoos. Everybody wants to know, huh? I am still the manager of 9Mag believe it or not. Without the lights and cameras, Johnise tells True Star who she is beyond the show.Ī: That’s funny. Since then she and her coworkers have become reality TV stars on the VH1 show “Black Ink Crew Chicago”. Black Ink Crew Member Charmaine Johnise Talks Tats & Factsīy Ali Scott, Senior, Morgan Park High Schoolīefore October 26, 2015, Charmaine Johnise was just a manager of 9Mag Tattoo Studio here in Chicago.

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